Seo-Bo’s work is defined by its tansaekhwa sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Ecriture 46-73
Park Seo-Bo Korean, 1931-2023

Battered Man
Gordon Parks American, 1912–2006

The Invisible Man (Harlem, New York), from the series "A Man Becomes Invisible" (1952)
Gordon Parks American, 1912–2006

Untitled (New York, Harlem), from the series "A Man Becomes Invisible" (1952)
Gordon Parks American, 1912–2006

Tour du Gros Horloge
Richard Parkes Bonington English, 1802-1828

View on the Grounds of a Villa near Florence
Richard Parkes Bonington (British, 1802–1828)

Rue du Gros Horloge
Richard Parkes Bonington English, 1802-1828

Malcolm X Holding up Black Muslim Newspaper, Los Angeles, California
Gordon Parks American, 1912–2006

Boats in a Harbor
Richard Parkes Bonington English, 1802-1828

Off on My Own (Harlem, New York), from the series "Harlem is Nowhere"
Gordon Parks American, 1912-2006

French Town, Buildings and River
Richard Parkes Bonington English, 1802-1828

Plan of Chicago, Plate 63, Plan of a Proposed Park
Daniel Hudson Burnham, American, 1846–1912 Edward Herbert Bennett, American, born England, 1874–1954

Tah-Bo-Ho-Ya
Elbridge Ayer Burbank (American, 1858–1949)

Duke Ellington
Gordon Parks American, 1912–2006

Untitled (Harlem, New York), from the series "A Man Becomes Invisible" (1952)
Gordon Parks American, 1912–2006

Pastor Ledbetter, Chicago, Illinois, from the series "Metropolitan Baptist Church" (1953)
Gordon Parks American, 1912–2006

Château d'Arlay
Richard Parkes Bonington English, 1802-1828

Untitled
Gordon Parks American, 1912–2006

Malcolm X at Rally, Chicago, Illinois, from the series "Chicago Muslim Story" (1963)
Gordon Parks American, 1912–2006

Duke Ellington
Gordon Parks American, 1912–2006